Monnik

Hi Friends!

The hubs and I went to try out the new Monnik location in downtown New Albany in May this year (and yes I’m just now blogging this) and we enjoyed it. It was a beautiful day so we ate outside on their patio, I loved their outside area!!! We split their pub pretzel w/beer cheese. I wasn’t a big fan, I thought the pretzel was too large and dough-y but the beer cheese was good! We also split their chilli cheese fries and they were very yummy!! We of course had a few of their beers, we are fans of their beer always! All in all a cool location and good visit. I’d rate it a 7/10!

Goodwood Brewery

Ya’ll!!!

It’s been months since I’ve been on here, how is everyone doing?! My full-time job has been more demanding than usual lately, hence why I’ve not been blogging. I have quite a bit to catch ya’ll up on - starting with Goodwood!

We met some friends at the one in Frankfort, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with their food! They had a pretzel on their menu and you know I had to try it… it was so good!!! It came with a mustard and beer cheese, both went really well with the pretzel. For my entree I had their chicken and waffles, and I now understand what all the hype is about with chicken and waffles - it was delicious!! I had some of Goodwood’s Barrel Aged Walnut Brown with my food and it was a nice brown ale. I recommend checking them out, I will be back! All in all, I’d rate an 8/10!

Pearl St Taphouse

Ya’ll …

I am honestly shocked I have not written a blog post about my favorite local taphouse yet!! Pearl St Taphouse has some of the best bar food and a TON of beers to try. They are literally in my top 5 favorite places to eat. Please try them out sometime if you have yet to experience their food and beer. They have a lovely patio area that we enjoy sitting at if it’s warm enough outside. The staff are just so friendly! I love everything about them. My FAVORITE thing there is the Giant Pretzel and Beer Cheese Flight. A lot of times I end up eating two of these and making them my meal. Their pretzel is the perfect temperature to enjoy, perfect salt, and not too hard or chewy. Their beer cheese is even better, you know how sometimes beer cheese is gritty? Well Pearl St’s is not that way at all, I love their beer cheese so much! Josh really enjoys their Powder Keg Dry Rub Chicken Wings, and we also collectively enjoy their Parmesan Encrusted Grilled Cheese with their yummy sweet potato fries. Pictured below is their pretzel and beer cheese flight and the wings, not pictured is the beer I tried there which was the DuClaw PastryArchy Mexican Hot Chocolate Brown Ale, it was actually really good so I highly recommend you try it sometime if you like darker beers!

The Exchange Pub + Kitchen

Hi There Friends!

I hope everyone is doing well! Last weekend my hubs and I went to meet our friend at the Exchange for dinner. I admit I’ve gone a few times before and the first time I loved it and the second time I didn’t like it (I think it was what I ordered) but it had been a while since we had gone to eat there because last time I went I didn’t enjoy what I ate. This time I am back on good terms - everything I ate there was so yummy!! We started with their pretzel baguette and beer cheese and it definitely did not disappoint! Josh and I split their steak frites and also ordered their goat cheese fritters thinking we wouldn’t be full from splitting the one entrée dish. The steak wasn’t as good as if we were to order at a steakhouse but I’d still order it again! I also liked that they gave us a fry dipping sauce. Their goat cheese fritters were very yummy too - but you can’t go wrong with fried cheese am I right?! Our friend ordered their Nashville Hot Chicken and said it was really good also! I also drank the Tropical Grenade Milkshake IPA from Rochester Mills Production Brewery out of MI and it was the bomb.com! I really loved that beer!

All in all the food was delicious, the beer great, and the company even better! It was a good night, I’d rate them 8.5/10. Definitely check them out if you are in New Albany, IN! They are a crowd favorite for a reason.

Fistful of Ale/Tacos

Hey ya’all! I hope everyone had a great Christmas!! Josh and I went with my mom and dad and our friends to have dinner at Fistful of Ale which is also named Fistful of Tacos. They first came out as Fistful of Tacos and as a food truck and then they got their restaurant store front and eventually started brewing their own beer so they became Fistful of Ale and now have an additional bar menu to go along with their beer. Josh and I had previously gone when they didn’t have their beer just yet and had loved their nachos so we decided to go again and try out their beer as well.

We had their pretzel sticks and beer cheese, their pub fries, and their ugly loaded nachos (you choose which meat and accompaniment combo you want from their good, bad, ugly, vegan, and pesky). I also tried their November Brown Ale and their Belgian Candi Quad, both were good but I really enjoyed their Belgian Candi Quad. I enjoy coming here, I’d rate it a 7/10. If you go, let me know what you think! Pictures of food and us posted below :)

Holy Grale

Hey there, Darlings!

We decided to go out to Holy Grale after a dinner out, and it did not disappoint! The inside was dark and grim, but their outside space was super cute! They had a greenery wall that I had to take a photo of (see pic below), they had a massive selection of beer as well. I had to try their pretzel and beer cheese (do you see a pattern here?) and it was so delicious!! I was glad I got one, that I decided to get another! Lol! It was a fun place to hang out, my brother in law got a burger and it looked decent too! I will be back! From the small amount that I got, I would rate them 7/10.

RecBar

Hey ya’ll!

We checked out Recbar in Jtown a few months back and it was fun! We had their pretzel bites and beer cheese and their porky’s totchos. Their food was nothing really that special, your typical bar food. My stomach was acting up again, so I think the totchos were too rich for me. The pretzel bites and beer cheese were probably originally frozen and just heated up. The space was cool and they had a ton of old time arcade games which is what most people go there for. We went on a Saturday and the place was packed, we wanted to play the games but it was too crowded for us to really enjoy it which was a bummer. They had a good selection of beer. I’d go back to play the games, perhaps on a week night, but I wouldn’t be going back for the food. All in all I’d rate it a 5/10.